Fuel-igniter.



T. J. CRILLY & F. M. WILSON.

FUEL IGNITER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE H. 1914.

1,150,177. PatentedAug. 17, 1915.

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A GRILL? ND. E ED B QK M. WILSON, F D K ER, R DO;

FUELJGNITER.

s ecification of Letterslatent.

Patented Aug.17, 1915,.

Application filed Iun'ell, 191,4. SeriaI-N SMAE L To all whom it may concern:

have invented certain new anduseful 1m,- provements lIl Fuel-Igniters and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in. the art to which it appertains to niake andv use the same, reference being had to-the accompanyingdrawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to lmprovements. in

fuel igniting devices, our object being to provide a device of this character which shall be exceedingly simple in construction and efficient in use.

Our further object is toprovide a device. adapted to carry an; absorbent substance which may besaturated- With-a combustibleliquid which will gasify under the influence of heat, whereby a device of comparatively small bulk will hold a sufiicient quantity of liquid to burn a relatively long time, thus making it practicable for igniting either wood, coal or other fuel.

Our further object is to provide a device of this character which will; obviate the necessity of using kindlingwood in building coal and hard-wood fires.

Tobe more specific, the device consists of a perforated circular member of suitable 9 width located and clamped between the upper and lower disks forming heads, the two disks projecting circumferentially beyond the perforated body member far enough to permit their connection by means of bolts which are passed through openings formed in the circumferentially projected portions 7 of the disks, the shanks of the bolts being located outside of the perforated body member and secured in place by nuts applied to the protruding lower extremities of the bolts. The body member may be formed by riveting the overlapping extremities of a piece of sheet metal of suitable thickness to form a relatively durable device. A handle is connected with the body of, the device by the same rivets or other fastening devices that connect the overlapping extremities of the body-forming plate. The hollow structure thus formed contains'a quantity of noncombustible absorbent material, as asbestos,

' the device,

which may be packed therein. in proper quantity. It. should not be. packed sotight as to materially interfere with its, absorption. Of'thQ'lflQHld, as coal, oil or gasolene, which isto be used. with the device and in which the latter may be immersed for charging purposes;-

Having brieflyoutlined our improved construction, we will. proceed, to describe the same in detaihreference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated, an embodiment thereof.

In this drawmg,- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, of the same. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the same. taken; on the line 33, Fig. 1,, Fig. 4 is a top plan view with the upperhead or disk removed.

The same reference characters indicate the same partsin all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the body of which: is perforated as shown, at 6. As. illustrated. in the, drawing, this body part is formed by bending a piece of sheet metal into. circular shape and overlapping its. extremities, as shown at 7, these. overlapped, extremities. being connected by rivetsS or other suitable fasteningdevices.

, These rivets also preferably pass through an angles to. the body 13. of the handle, The.

body member is secured between upper'and lower disksl l and 15, the disk L4: 1T OIII1l: g the top 'or upper head and the disk 15 the lower or bottom head of the device. The chamber inclosed by the member 5 and the two heads, is filled with a quantity of noncombustible absorbent material 16, which may be composed of asbestos or other suitable or similar material which is sufficiently absorbent for the purpose and which at the 7 same time, will not be destroyed by the heat incident to the use of a device of this character. The disks 14 and 15 extend circumferentially, as shown at 17 and 18, beyond the body of the device and are provided with openings 19 and 20 through which bolts 21 are passed. The lower extremities of these bolts extend beyond the body of the disk and are threaded as shown at 22, to receive fastening nuts 23, the shanks of the bolts between the disks being located outside of the body member 5 but preferably in contact therewith. 7

It is evident that any desired number of perforations 6 may be employed, according to the rapidity with which it is desired to burn the liquid contents of the absorbent portion of the device. drawing, we have shown a central opening 24: in the bottom disk 15, which may be utilized for draft purposes during the use of the article in the regular performance of its function. It is assumed that when in use it will restupon the lower protruding extremities of the bolts 21, whereby it will be supported a short distance above the adjacent supporting surface. This will give an opening'for the air to pass underneath and enter the chamber in the body of the device and pass up through the absorbent material and thus facilitate the combustion of the liquid contents of the substance 16, which contents will be gasiiied and when ignited, will produce jets of flame which will lead from each perforation 6 of the body of the device. These jets of flame will extend outwardly and upwardly, and serve to ignitethe fuel in a manner that will be readily understood. The device is made of such size, and therefore, of such igniting capacity that it will properly perform the required function.

It is evident that the article may be made of any suitable size without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we'claim is,.

1. A'fuel igniting device composed of a perforated body member, two plates betweenwhich the body member is secured, and a quantity of non-combustible absorbent material located within the chamber thereby formed. a

2. A fuel igniting device composed of a circular perforated body member, two plates As illustrated in the between which the body member is clamped, a quantity of non-combustible absorbent material located within the chamber thereby formed, and a handle suitably connected with the body member.

3. A fuel igniting device comprising a circular perforated metal member, top and vbottom disks applied thereto and between which the body member is clamped, a quan-' perforated circular body member composed; of a plate of sheet metal who'sefree 'extremi ties are overlapped and secured together by suitable fastening devices, a handle member having a part bent to engage the overlapped extremities of the body member and connected with the latterby the samefastening devices which secure the overlapping extremities. of the same, top and bottom disks applied to the body. member and projecting circumferentially beyond the latter, the projecting portions having openings, andfas tening bolts passed throughthe last named openings and secured by nuts, the shanks of the boltslbeing located outside of the interscribed. i

In testimony wher tures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. GRILLY.

Witnesses:

j MAZE'KIRBY,

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posed'lbody member,substantially as de-' eof we affix our "signa- FREDERICK WILSON.

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